Google Explains The ?Hotpot? Name: ?It?s About Community?

Two weeks ago, Google launched Hotpot, a new site related to Google Places that makes it easy (and sort of fun) to rate your favorite venues and see what your friends have recently liked. The tech press seemed to take notice of the site for two reasons: first, it's got a nice design and is more fun than you'd expect. And second, Hotpot is a pretty strange name. Now, it didn't take long to figure out that this was a reference to the Chinese meal hot pot, but many people have never heard of that, and Google didn't really go out of its way to explain the choice. Now, two weeks after it left people scratching their heads, it's posted an explanation to its Places blog that gives a bit more background:

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Nook Color rooted -- Turns $250 e-reader into an affordable Android tablet

If it runs Android, it must be rooted or at the very least, root must at be attempted. In this case, the Nook Color is the latest to fall victim to such guilty pleasures as you can tell from the above image. Congratulations! Your Nook Color just became a whole lot more useful to you, as long as you don't mind going through the rooting process that is. [XDA via Gizmodo]

Nook Color rooted -- Turns $250 e-reader into an affordable Android tablet posted originally by Android Central

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Microsoft offers stability update for Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Microsoft has offered up the first Internet Explorer 9 patch via Windows Update. KB2448827 is all about improving reliability and stability, and you should be able to find it on your Update screen by clicking through to view optional updates (or by navigating to Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Select updates to install in Explorer). It's a little odd to see Microsoft do this -- they're typically not big on delivering patches to beta apps the way competitors like Google and Mozilla do. Perhaps there's a paradigm shift underway in Redmond.

If you're looking for some real IE9-related excitement, the recently-leaked Internet Explorer 9 beta 2 (which may, in fact, be an RC build) might be more up your alley. It's floating around the usual places you find 'community releases' of Microsoft apps.

Microsoft offers stability update for Internet Explorer 9 Beta originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lady Gaga trapped in an Android smartphone, we wish she'd stay there (video)

NTT DoCoMo has Darth Vader selling its Android wares, so what could KDDI au possibly counter with? Why, a force even darker and more heinous than the Sith Daddy himself: Lady Gaga. Yes, the music fiend we love to hate has remixed Poker Face just to make sure we take notice of Sharp's IS03, and the kindly Japanese carrier has taken care of inserting her into the phone for maximum promotional value. Yes, au, now that we've seen Lady Gaga strutting around inside it, we totally want to own one of these handsets! See the video promos after the break.

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Lady Gaga trapped in an Android smartphone, we wish she'd stay there (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WikiLeaks: Chinese Politburo responsible for Google hacking

You had to know something interesting would come out of the quarter million diplomatic cables that WikiLeaks just, well, leaked late on Sunday, and the New York Times has picked out a doozie for us. As it turns out, that big brouhaha in China surrounding the hacking of Gmail accounts was actually a state-authorized attack. Such was the report from a Chinese informant working for the US embassy, and the disclosure goes on to say that it was part of a "coordinated campaign of computer sabotage," reaching a wide net of targets, including American government machines, American private businesses, and... the Dalai Lama. Hey, China's hardly the first country to ever engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage (ahem, Stuxnet), but we can't say we're not disappointed. Let's keep it classy from here on out, alright guys?

WikiLeaks: Chinese Politburo responsible for Google hacking originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aethyr lets you download shared iTunes libraries

Windows users, rejoice! You can now steal music from shared iTunes libraries -- or move music between two of your own computers, of course. Simply install Aethyr, connect to a library in iTunes, then switch to Aethyr and download some songs.

Library sharing in iTunes acts like a local-area network radio: you can stream music from computer to computer (from Mac to Windows!), but downloading is disabled. Aethyr removes that limitation, providing an easy way to move music between computers. According to Lifehacker, you haven't been able to do this since iTunes 7, so Aethyr fills a pretty large void.

It sounds like Aethyr has a few bugs, so you might want to check the FAQ if you experience any issues.

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Aethyr lets you download shared iTunes libraries originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft offers stability update for Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Microsoft has offered up the first Internet Explorer 9 patch via Windows Update. KB2448827 is all about improving reliability and stability, and you should be able to find it on your Update screen by clicking through to view optional updates (or by navigating to Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Select updates to install in Explorer). It's a little odd to see Microsoft do this -- they're typically not big on delivering patches to beta apps the way competitors like Google and Mozilla do. Perhaps there's a paradigm shift underway in Redmond.

If you're looking for some real IE9-related excitement, the recently-leaked Internet Explorer 9 beta 2 (which may, in fact, be an RC build) might be more up your alley. It's floating around the usual places you find 'community releases' of Microsoft apps.

Microsoft offers stability update for Internet Explorer 9 Beta originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/11/24/microsoft-offers-stability-update-for-internet-explorer-9-beta/

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Apple Bans Android Magazine From The App Store [AppStore]

It's not that surprising (given previous bans), but Apple recently rejected a small Danish Android magazine app from the App Store. It's unlikely that many people would've bought the magazine in the first place, which makes it an odd-ish ban. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/oMLhypVDuEY/apple-bans-android-magazine-from-the-app-store

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Staffing Up for IT's New Normal

There is a quiet but persistent buzz that IT budgets will grow in 2011. CIOs are hinting at this during analyst meetings, and a recent poll at Interop, the leading business trade show for IT executives, showed that more than half of IT professionals are projecting an increase in their budgets going forward.

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50 Years After His Election, J.F.K. Goes Digital [Jfk]

When John F. Kennedy was elected president 50 years ago, life—and technology—was much different. This brief look, found over at the Big Picture, is part of a massive $10 million effort to digitize the JFK Library photo archives. More »

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Multitasking For iPad Arrives With iOS 4.2

Multitasking for the iPad is finally here with the latest iOS 4.2 update. This is a feature many iPad owners have been patiently waiting for and now the wait is over. For example now you can listen to your favorite online radio station while simultaneously browsing the web among many other things. Over 100 new [...]

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iPhone 3G, 3GS get iOS 4.2.1 unlock, using risky ultrasn0w workaround

Can't wait another minute for your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS to be carrier-unlocked once more? If and only if you're already running the latest firmware, you can actually pilfer a bit of iPad code to pick the requisite locks -- though there are some serious risks in doing so. The iPhone Dev Team has a new version of PwnageTool that uses the 6.15.00 baseband from iPad firmware 3.2.2, which which just so happens to run perfectly on the iPhone 3G and 3GS since both phones and tablets of that era use the same Infineon radio chip. If you know your way around an IPSW and regularly bench-press SHSH blobs, you can download all the software you need right now -- but if you don't, you might want to steer clear of the proceedings for the time being. We spoke about risks a moment ago, and in this case there are quite a few -- like the inability to downgrade from baseband 6.15 or ever do a full restore unless Apple relations improve, and it's fairly likely that Cupertino won't look kindly on your warranty if they find you running iPad software. Them's the breaks, kid.

iPhone 3G, 3GS get iOS 4.2.1 unlock, using risky ultrasn0w workaround originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Deal of the Day ? BlackFriday Deal on HP Pavilion dv7 Select Edition Laptop with Free 8GB RAM Upgrade For as Low as $799

The LogicBUY Black Friday Deal today is $250 instant savings plus $100 stackable coupon on the redesigned HP dv7t Select Edition laptop.� This thin laptop (1.25?) has an aluminum chassis, Altec Lansing speakers with Beats Audio and HP Triple Bass subwoofer. HP has sweetened the deal with free upgrades to 8GB RAM ($200 savings), Blu-ray [...]

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The Real Story Behind NASA?s Resurrected Space Plane [SpaceShuttle]

Why did NASA quietly move two long-grounded X-34 space planes for inspection? Did they want to see if they could fly? Were they eyeing a return to space via reusable, airplane-style vehicles? Here's what they were doing and why. More »

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